Allergy, Immunization and Travel Health Clinic

Location: First floor UHS, across from the Pharmacy

Telephone: 734-764-8325

Department hours:*

* Closed for lunch noon-1 PM daily, although the waiting room is open. No TB testing on Thursday. Hours may vary during semester breaks and holidays.

On this page:

• How to use services
• Services:
  • Allergy services
  • Immunizations
  • Tuberculin (TB) skin test
  • Travel health services
• Fees for this clinic
• Insurance
• Medical records for this clinic

How to use services:

An appointment is required for all services in this clinic.

For Travel Health Services, click image at right.

For other services, call 734-764-8325 to schedule. Same-day appointments may be available except for Travel Health Services.

Allergy services:

Allergy shots (also known as desensitization or immunotherapy):

All protocols must be reviewed and approved by UHS staff.

At your first visit, you will meet with a nurse who will:

• Review your treatment plan
• Verify that we have all necessary information to safely provide shots: antigen; antigen contents, concentration, and expiration date; instructions from home allergist including date and dose of last shots received

Antigen may be ordered and prepared at UHS or you may bring your own from your home allergist. Antigen will be properly stored and administered by nurses.

If your home allergist will supply antigen for allergy shots:

You can deliver it with instructions or have your home allergist ship it (for weekday delivery, see hours above) to:

   Allergy, Immunization and Travel Health Clinic
   University Health Service
   207 Fletcher Street
   Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1050

When your antigen supply is low, we will contact your home allergist to request more. We will also fax your allergy shot record to inform your home allergist of your progress.

Some home allergists require that you visit prior to shipping us additional antigen. Please ask your home allergist his/her preference, so you can schedule visits over school breaks (e.g. fall, Thanksgiving, winter, spring, etc) if needed.

Immunizations:  Routine immunizations include:

• Chicken pox (varicella)
• Hepatitis A and B
• HPV Vaccine
• Influenza
• Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
• Meningitis
• Polio
• Tetanus alone, or tetanus/diphtheria, or tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (links to CDC)

For travel-related immunizations, see Travel Health Services.

Fees and Insurance are listed below.

Tuberculin (TB) skin tests are available weekdays except Thursdays. See also:

• Tuberculosis and Testing
• International Mandatory Tuberculosis Screening

Fees (subject to change without notice):

Enrolled students: The health service fee covers clinic visits; travel consultations; complete skin testing for inhalants, foods and insect venom; pulmonary function testing and allergy injections.

There are fees for immunizations (including flu shots), allergy antigens, blood testing to assess immunity for certain diseases (called a titer) and TB skin tests. There are also fees for medications through the UHS Pharmacy.

UM faculty and staff: There are fees for services, immunizations and medications (through the UHS Pharmacy). If your fees are work-related and covered by your UM department, bring written documentation including account number and an authorized signature from your department. 

Nurse Visits (e.g. Travel Health Assessment):
30 minutes	$30
45 minutes	$45
60 minutes	$60
Immunizations:	Cost per dose
Hepatitis A: 2-dose series; 1st dose is best received at least 2 weeks before travel (lasts up to 1 year); 2nd dose is best received 6-12 months after dose 1 (required for long-term immunity)	$79 for adult; $54 for child
Hepatitis B: 3-dose series is best received at 0, 1 and 6 months; Get at least the first two doses before travel; Provides lifetime immunity	$49 for ages 11-19; $94 for ages 20+
Hepatitis A and B (Twinrix): 3-dose series is best received at 0, 1 and 6 months; Doses 1 and 2 are best received before travel; Provides lifetime immunity	$128 for ages 18+
HPV (human papilloma virus) 3-dose series; Gardasil or Cervarix brands	$175
Influenza	$40
Japanese encephalitis: 2-dose series; Dose 2 is best received 28 days after dose 1	$251
Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR): 2-dose series	$82
Meningitis: 1-dose vaccination; Protects against 4 of the 5 types of meningitis	Menactra $139 Menomune $151
Pneumonia	$85
Polio (inactivated): If immunized in childhood, one booster may be needed as an adult; If not immunized in childhood, a series of 1-3 doses is received at 4-week intervals	$59
Rabies (pre-exposure, intramuscular): 3-dose series, which is received over 1 month; Vaccination does not eliminate the need for post-exposure treatment	$227
Shingles (Zostavax)	$216
Tdap: Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough): 1-dose vaccination	$69
Tetanus / diphtheria	$59
Typhoid: 1-dose vaccination, which is best received at least 2 weeks before travel (effective for 2 years) OR Capsules (4 total, 1 taken every other day, must be refrigerated; effective for 5 years)	$91 for vaccine
Varicella (chicken pox)	$123
Yellow Fever: 1-dose vaccination is best received at least 10 days before travel; Lasts for 10 years	$114
Titers:
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody (to check immunity after vaccination)	$16
Other titer costs vary. Call the UHS Business Office 734-764-7380.
Tuberculin Skin Test:
Not a vaccine but a test for infection; For travel, a pre-departure test and retest 12 weeks after return may be recommended	$10
Other Services:
Call the UHS Business Office 734-764-7380.

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Insurance:

• Premier Care and GradCare members: If your primary care physician (PCP) is not at UHS, insurance will not cover services, unless you obtain a referral from your PCP. If your PCP is at UHS, services such as titers, immunizations and antigens will be covered based on your benefit package.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PPO members: You may visit UHS and would have copays for visits.
• If you have another insurance plan, please check with your insurance company regarding coverage.

Payment is expected at the time of service. See Payment for payment options.

Medical records for this clinic are not stored in the Allergy, Immunization and Travel Health Clinic. Only injection records of patients who are currently receiving immunotherapy are stored in the Clinic. Previous iimmunization records or allergy treatment records are available from Health Information Management Services.